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What does disability inclusion in agriculture look like?

Persons with disabilities are the world’s largest minority. Their inclusion is essential to building resilient, sustainable food systems.

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Rural futures in focus: Yemen

Yemen’s rural people have endured years of conflict, economic crisis and environmental challenges. We asked Tawfiq El-Zabri, IFAD’s Country Director for Yemen, about how small-scale farmers are building resilience.

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Press release

6 May 2025

IFAD and Libya launch their first-ever project to help farmers combat water scarcity

IFAD and UNOPS have launched a new investment project in cooperation with the Government of Libya that will help 57,000 smallholder farmers and pastoralist households in chronically dry areas make their water supplies last longer and build their resilience to climate change.

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Rural Voices

Pivoting to a fresh start in farming

From Tunisia to Cameroon, meet some people who are pivoting from a range of industries to nurture the world’s farmland and produce the food we all rely on.

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News

28 March 2023

After the earthquake in Türkiye, rural people need more support than ever

Extreme weather events, such as droughts, storms and floods, are putting pressure on the ecosystems that farmers depend on...

Event

19 May 2025

2025 IFAD Innovation Day: Innovation for Rural Transformation

This year's IFAD Innovation Day will serve as a launchpad for a series of participatory consultations that will inform the development of our new innovation strategy.

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Podcast

Food that packs a punch in Asia and the Pacific

On this episode, we head to an IFAD workshop on nutrition-sensitive agriculture in Cambodia.

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Publication

Farm, Eat, Grow!

Farm, Eat, Grow! is an educational family board game developed in collaboration with the IFAD-GAFSP funded Agriculture for Nutrition (AFN) project in Lao PDR. The game teaches small-scale farmers and their families basic agricultural and nutritional practices in a simple, fun, and interactive way.

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Countries in which IFAD operates

Loans and grants provided to date

US$ 24 B

People reached by ongoing IFAD-supported projects

78.6 M

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Climate and environment

The lives of small-scale farmers are being upended by climate change. They need support to adapt to climate change and to protect the planet’s precious resources

Rural women

Gender inequality is one of the biggest impediments to sustainable development. Without tackling its root causes, we cannot end global hunger and poverty

Remittances

The funds sent home by migrant workers are a lifeline for rural families, helping to build resilience and support sustainable development

Indigenous Peoples

With their traditional knowledge and deep connection to their environments, we work with Indigenous Peoples to build a more inclusive, sustainable future.

Transforming rural communities for almost 50 years

A better future starts in rural areas.

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Transforming rural communities for almost 50 years

A better future starts in rural areas.

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IFAD’s investments make a tangible difference in rural people’s lives

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